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NAACP steps up for Katrina survivors
June 16, 2006HOUSTON — When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast last Aug. 29, the NAACP here stepped up to the plate and is still providing services nine months later. Over 100 Katrina evacuees have completed a...
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Bush plays politics as Iraqis struggle for sovereignty
June 16, 2006Congressional Republicans last week killed a provision in the latest “emergency” Iraq war appropriations bill that would have blocked permanent U.S. bases in Iraq.
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In California, the race is on
June 16, 2006Wasting no time after the June 6 primaries, the labor movement and the California Democratic Party are already gearing up to unseat Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November. Democratic nominee Phil Angelides immediately came out swinging,...
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Autoworkers want traction on jobs, health care
June 16, 2006LAS VEGAS — The fight for jobs and national health care were uppermost on the minds of 2,000 autoworkers and retirees who gathered here for the United Auto Workers convention June 12. In a fiery hour-long...
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WHATSREALLYGOOD
June 16, 2006Campus climate challenge Is your campus up to the challenge? A coalition of 30 environmental groups, including Greenpeace and the youth arm of the Sierra Club, has issued a “challenge to the generation: Can we overcome...
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